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Where does “Aura” come from?

Aura (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Ancestry of “Aura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAurora—
2Latinaurōra—
3Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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